Streaming a film online (not downloading).

It's illegal...



...run quick!

I think it must be legal, i spent hours and hours seearching on the internet a while ago to find somewhere where it said it was illegal and i couldnt so it must be. Something cannot be illegal if noone can find out if it is. A lot of the websites i have used in the past to watch tv/movies have been taken down for hosting movies that are in the cinema but ive never heard of a viewer being in breach of the law. Also lots of websites i use that only host tv shows have lots of adverts from reputable companies and can be found on search engines and have a disclaimer to say they host links not the shows so arent in breach on the law. They have been around for years and not being taken down.

Also a lot of videos are on websites such as videoweed and videobb which also host clips so how can someone tell what you are watching anyway.

SO i dont have proof and couldnt fnd any but i highly doubt that is illegal.

Hi all

Ok, we all know watching live tv without a tv licence is illegal.

You can things on i player etc without a licence legally.

Download films (unles you have bought it legally of i tunes or something or it is a free release) is illegal. For both the downloader and distributer.

What i want to know, is hwat about streaming a film (or tv show, family guy, American dad etc), is that illigal for the viewer.

Can somebody who knows for a fact please answer this and if it is illegal for the viewer find me the exact law that states it is illegal.

Thank you

Bellend



This is what im thinking.

I think its case where the disributor is brekaing the law but the user in the eyes of the law is allowed to watch a video online in good faith of its legality.

Illegal, you're still downloading it by streaming it.

Bellend



This is what im thinking.

I think its case where the disributor is brekaing the law but the user in the eyes of the law is allowed to watch a video online in good faith of its legality.

It was to my understanding that watching a stream wasn't illegal, it's the person uploading the stream that is breaking the law. It would be no different than going to the pictures and watching a film their and assuming they have bought/aquired the rights to show the movie, you could simply claim that you assumed the person streaming had the right to stream.

OK then, what if you watched something and you didnt click the button, it wasn't your internet or PC used?

You literally just sat there and watched it.

Then you didnt download it.

OK then, what if you watched something and you didnt click the button, it wasn't your internet or PC used?

You literally just sat there and watched it.

Then you didnt download it.

It was to my understanding that watching a stream wasn't illegal, it's the person uploading the stream that is breaking the law. It would be no different than going to the pictures and watching a film there and assuming they have bought/aquired the rights to show the movie, you could simply claim that you assumed the person streaming had the right to stream.

I think if you went round to a friend's house, and they put the film on, they would be the one breaking the law. I doubt you're breaking any laws simply by watching it.



It probably comes down to whether you believe it's legit or not. If you really had no reason to suspect it wasn't legit, then I'd guess you haven't broken the law. But in most cases it's pretty damn obvious the site isn't legal, any sensible person would assume any site that streams movies is illegal unless they know otherwise. So I doubt that excuse would work if it came to court (which it almost definitely won't).

I doubt you're going to find any loophole in the law that allows you to download movies without paying (that includes streaming, it's still downloading). But you're really unlikely to get caught anyway.

I think if you went round to a friend's house, and they put the film on, they would be the one breaking the law. I doubt you're breaking any laws simply by watching it.



It probably comes down to whether you believe it's legit or not. If you really had no reason to suspect it wasn't legit, then I'd guess you haven't broken the law. But in most cases it's pretty damn obvious the site isn't legal, any sensible person would assume any site that streams movies is illegal unless they know otherwise. So I doubt that excuse would work if it came to court (which it almost definitely won't).

I doubt you're going to find any loophole in the law that allows you to download movies without paying (that includes streaming, it's still downloading). But you're really unlikely to get caught anyway.